The digital spin-off of Channel 4 has acquired the 10-part drama, which launched on cable network Syfy in March, in a deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution. It will air in the UK later this year.

Based on DC characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Krypton is set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet. It follows Superman’s grandfather, played Cameron Cuffe, whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos.